Facebook Returns To Early Days Of The Web With 'Rooms' App
Facebook has launched a new app, Rooms, where users of similar interest can chat, discuss and post photos - similar to chatrooms in the early days of the Internet.
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Facebook has launched a new app, Rooms, where users of similar interest can chat, discuss and post photos - similar to chatrooms in the early days of the Internet.
A 20-year-old woman has received three years' probation for using a belt to beat her 14-year-old cousin in a videotaped attack posted online.
Facebook, the popular social networking site, went down for about 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon.
Court papers alleged that someone with a Facebook profile claiming to be 15-year-old girl from Detroit sent a 16-year-old boy explicit photos of a teen girl.
Even when consumers decide to book a trip at the last minute, they can still find some great bargains.
Facebook is down, and productivity may go up this afternoon.
Facebook is phasing out the chat function on its app and will require users to switch to the Messenger app.
Soccer fans may have seen only one goal on the field during the World Cup, but they participated in millions of interactions on social media.
The biggest game in the world is creating record traffic on social media channels and search engines.
More than half a million Facebook users reportedly had their Facebook feeds studied to see if positive or negative comments affected their emotions.
Organik Consulting President Nicole Melosh says don't add just anybody to your professional network.
Running for governor in Michigan? Gov. Rick Snyder, who calls himself "One Tough Nerd," released an app Thursday with campaign information.
Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith has taken his office virtual with a new website, Facebook page and Twitter account.
"We think this is taking our responsibility seriously to make sure people have control over who they are sharing with."
Going on a road trip? Here's a list of great tips to make your outing that much better.
A local jazz musician and professor has found that social media is the perfect musical instrument.
When you die, you may live on on social media.
"This was a beat-down; this wasn't discipline," said Warren Police Commissioner Jere Green.
"The adults in this case clearly went beyond what is a reasonable level of 'parental discipline.'"
The video depicts a boy being slapped by a woman then being asked about his grades and behavior.
"I just started crying ... I'm like, `I know it wasn't me."'
Researchers analyzed over one billion status updates among more than 100 million Facebook users.
There's money talk and then there's talk that costs you money. One young, yappy girl's social media boast cost her dad $80,000.
"The church took the threat seriously, the police department took the threat seriously ..."
It is worth more than GM and Ford combined according to an article in USA Today.
Detroit police are asking the city council to extend ShotSpotter through March 2027 while the city evaluates other gunshot detection options.
A Macomb County man is charged with fatally striking a pedestrian while intoxicated in a March crash, Macomb County prosecutors said.
Officials say 21 cases were reported in the state, with 29% of those cases among children.
Police said officers responded to a reported active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday.
A dreamcatcher that included a monkey skull and python bones was recently confiscated at Detroit Metro Airport.
Wind gusts up to 60 mph, large hail, heavy rainfall and an isolated tornado are possible Monday in Southeast Michigan.
A dreamcatcher that included a monkey skull and python bones was recently confiscated at Detroit Metro Airport.
If you are planning a road trip for Memorial Day weekend, remember that the cost of gas this year is noticeably higher than last year.
Detroit police say a 14-year-old is recovering from a gunshot wound after an altercation downtown.
Detroit police are asking the city council to extend ShotSpotter through March 2027 while the city evaluates other gunshot detection options.
From classic cruisers to new memories still being made, the Woodward Dream Cruise remains a celebration of Michigan's automotive culture.
If you are planning a road trip for Memorial Day weekend, remember that the cost of gas this year is noticeably higher than last year.
Michigan is demanding repayment of $35 million from the American Center for Mobility, a key player in autonomous vehicle development.
A bipartisan bill introduced in Washington, D.C., by Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Congressman John Moolenaar would prohibit the importation, manufacture or sale of Chinese cars in the United States.
Michigan's average diesel price on Sunday is $6 — the highest ever recorded by the American Automobile Association.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
With summer not far behind, the city of Detroit is preparing for the highly anticipated 2026 Ford Fireworks next month.
Motown may be Detroit's most famous sound, but it's far from the only one.
Gene Simmons visited Detroit Rock City to celebrate the grand opening of a restaurant co-founded by him and his Kiss bandmate Paul Stanley.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
Police said officers responded to a reported active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday.
California jury dismissed all charges, finding that Musk missed the three-year statute of limitations to file suit.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
Officials say 21 cases were reported in the state, with 29% of those cases among children.
Michigan has $176 million in opioid settlement funds sitting unused in local government accounts.
Two Michigan health systems and Detroit Public Schools are getting $86.4 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for costs that were needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Teen tobacco use in Michigan is rising again, prompting calls for increased prevention spending.
Sunday's win at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is only his second PGA tour victory, after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship.
The Detroit Tigers were defeated by the Blue Jays 4-1 on Sunday after Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and scored twice, and Kevin Gausman pitched six shutout innings.
A Michigan community college student will be the first female welder to represent the United States at a worldwide competition described as the Olympics of the skilled trades.
The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers will square off for Game 7 of their playoff series on Sunday night with a trip to the Eastern Conference finals on the line.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
This week on Michigan Matters, the roundtable talks about the governor's race and the impact of former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.
The roundtable discusses the impact of rising gas prices and friction at the federal level with Canada and the U.S., and how it affects tourism.
Life Directions has been helping guide and mentor young people in Detroit.
Robert Costa, the award-winning national correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and chief Washington analyst for CBS News, talks about Michigan's role in this critical midterm election.
Diallo Smith, CEO of Detroit nonprofit Life Remodeled, talks about its new opportunity hub on the east side of Detroit called Anchor Detroit.
Detroit City Council members are hitting pause on a decision about whether to spend another roughly $2 million to extend the city’s ShotSpotter contract.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is warning residents of a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to baby poultry. Officials say 21 cases were reported in the state, with 29% of those cases among children.
Detroit police say a 14-year-old is recovering from a gunshot wound after an altercation downtown during the weekend.
Severe weather pushes through Southeast Michigan today. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Karen Carter tells us what we can expect today and tomorrow.
For more than 30 years, the iconic Woodward Dream Cruise has drawn thousands of automotive enthusiasts to Southeast Michigan every August.